Release Engagement Practitioner for ReConnect | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Preston; Híbrido; GBP 34.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

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Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Release Engagement Practitioner for ReConnect to support people before and after prison release. The role covers six prisons and the wider community in Lancashire and Cumbria, providing triage, assessment, referral and care coordination.

Hybrid working and flexible patterns help deliver health and care support across diverse settings. The post emphasizes partnership with community services to enable smooth transitions, with emphasis

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Release Engagement Practitioner for ReConnect | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

***Please Note*** This vacancy is located in the West Cumbria area.

The post holder will work within a newly established service, Reconnect Care after Custody for Lancashire and Cumbria, covering 6 prisons and also the wider community of Lancashire and Cumbria.

Reconnect is a triage, assessment, referral and support service and starts working with people before they leave prison, where they will have access to a Reconnect practitioners and support practitioners, helping them to make the transition to community-based services that will provide the health and care support that they need. It is offered to people in prison up to 12 weeks prior to release, and up to 6 months support post release.

The post holder will work within the Reconnect Care after Custody service for Lancashire and Cumbria, covering 6 prisons and the wider community of Lancashire and Cumbria. Reconnect is a triage, assessment, referral and support service and starts working with people before they leave prison, where they will have access to a Reconnect practitioners and support practitioners, helping them to make the transition to community-based services that will provide the health and care support that they need. It is offered to people in prison up to 3 months prior to release, and up to 6 months support post release.

Please note that hybrid working is necessary due to the area of coverage involving some working from home and utilising other trust sites as a bases as required.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

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For more information about the role please review the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Oct 2026